Elements of Arithmetic: For Primary and Intermediate Classes in Public and Private Schools

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American Book Company, 1893 - Arithmetic - 240 pages

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Page 206 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 209 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 210 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 125 - If there is a remainder after the last division, write it after the quotient, or with the divisor under it as part of the quotient. PROOF. — Multiply the divisor by the quotient, and to the product add the remainder, if any. If the work is correct, the result will equal the dividend.
Page 117 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 209 - Weight This is used to. some extent in filling prescriptions. The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in troy weight, but the ounce is divided differently. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple . . . sc. or 3 3 scruples = 1 dram . . . dr. or 3 8 drams = 1 ounce . . . oz. or 5 12 ounces = 1 pound . . . Ib. or ft Apothecaries...
Page 198 - Before commencing the division, the number of decimal places in the dividend should be made at least equal to the number of decimal places in the divisor. 3. When there is a remainder after using all the figures of the dividend, annex decimal ciphers and continue the division.
Page 85 - When a letter is placed before another of greater value, its value is to be taken from that of the greater. Thus, IX represents nine, XL forty, CD four hundred.
Page 205 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.

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